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Male Circumcision (Adult)

Service/Procedure Summary

Adult patients are 16 years old or older. This procedure removes the foreskin of the penis.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
233 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
219 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
72 days
131 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
244 days
150 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
309 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
98 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
175 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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---

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
39 days
86 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
110 days
30 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
137 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
71 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
63 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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---

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
February 1 - April 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Peter Massaro
Truro
44 days
110 days
Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
69 days
113 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
120 days
73 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
70 days
124 days
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir
Amherst
145 days
92 days
David G Bell
Halifax
197 days
150 days
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
49 days
321 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
244 days
146 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
356 days
103 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
125 days
377 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
259 days
503 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
30 days
---
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
106 days
Jerzy B Gajewski
Halifax
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
530 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
164 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
7 days
---
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
69 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
205 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
M Dale Miller
Sydney
27 days
25 days
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir
Amherst
45 days
32 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
39 days
62 days
Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
48 days
53 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
24 days
81 days
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
31 days
127 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
141 days
40 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
112 days
73 days
David G Bell
Halifax
141 days
89 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
233 days
55 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
101 days
199 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
19 days
---
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
26 days
Jerzy B Gajewski
Halifax
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
274 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
99 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
5 days
---
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
59 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
88 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
May 1 2017 - April 30 2018
Next Update: 
June 2018
Disclaimer: Hospitals and clinics across the province provide all wait time information displayed on this website. Wait times are based on historical data and do not include emergency priority cases. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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